Briance

River in central France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Briancemap

The Briance (French pronunciation: [bʁijɑ̃s]; Occitan: Briança) is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) long river in the Haute-Vienne département, central France.[1] Its source is at La Croisille-sur-Briance. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Vienne into which it flows between Condat-sur-Vienne and Bosmie-l'Aiguille.

Quick Facts Location, Country ...
Briance
Thumb
The Briance
Thumb
Briance
Thumb
Briance
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLa Croisille-sur-Briance
  coordinates45°35′39″N 01°38′06″E
  elevation540 m (1,770 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Vienne
  coordinates
45°46′54″N 01°12′15″E
  elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Length57.7 km (35.9 mi)
Basin size597 km2 (231 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average8.17 m3/s (289 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVienneLoireAtlantic Ocean
Close

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: La Croisille-sur-Briance, Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance, Saint-Méard, Linards, Glanges, Saint-Bonnet-Briance, Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle, Vicq-sur-Breuilh, Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Pierre-Buffière, Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Boisseuil, Le Vigen, Solignac, Condat-sur-Vienne, Jourgnac, Bosmie-l'Aiguille

References

Wikiwand in your browser!

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.

Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.